Former Police Dog Builds A Better Career

Gavel is a German shepherd that was supposed to become a police dog, yet ended up getting another job. As a puppy, Gavel was trained to fight criminals, but the dog proved to be too friendly, and instead of being fierce he was happy to be hugged.

So Gavel was fired, but then he received a job offer many dogs dream about: Gavel is now known as the official Vice-Regal dog, because he was adopted by the Brisbane governor. Now he lives in the governor residence. Having ‘signed’ the contract, the dog agreed to welcome guests of the facility.